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The people who tend to get the most out of being social thinkers are the people who themselves are helpful. They're always talking or answering people's questions or engaging in productive conversations. They're not being trolls. They're tamping down other people that are being trolls. -- Clive Thompson
I've found that if I tell somebody 'Eat this and don't do that,' it's not only not helpful, it's counterproductive because even more than being healthy, we want to feel free and in control, and as soon as somebody tells us to do something, there's a tendency to do just the opposite. -- Dean Ornish
There's very little you could do to prepare to be a correspondent on 'The Daily Show,' because it's not being a journalist, it's not being an actor. It involves elements of both of those things, but they're not required necessarily as job experience. It's helpful if you know how to improvise, but again, not a requirement. -- Steve Carell
I love being directed. I always find it helpful to have someone else's brain in the mix and not just have to rely on myself. -- Dane DeHaan
A man, who needs you, will not come to visit you in the middle of the night. If he is there, definitely wants to stop you from being helpful. -- M.F. Moonzajer

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